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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        100R   357 PM  99    1911  87     13       91       
  MINIMUM         71    518 AM  51    1981  68      3       63       
  AVERAGE         86                        78      8       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          9.64 1979   0.20  -0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      4.10  -3.22     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.88                      4.10  -3.22     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     42.19 -11.67    54.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        13      8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       289     73      347       
  SINCE SEP 1    362                       289     73      347       
  SINCE JAN 1   2595                      2343    252     2477       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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